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WATCH: Philippines at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony

PARADE OF NATIONS. Taekwondo competitor Kirstie Alora carries the flag for the Philippines, taking over for table tennis player Ian Lariba. Photo by Sergey Ilnitsky/EPA

MANILA, Philippines - Table tennis player Ian Lariba led the Philippine delegation across Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Lariba, who will see action today against Congo's Han Xing later today, carried the flag for the 13-strong delegation on Friday, August 5 (Saturday morning Manila time) for the country, which received approximately 20 seconds of air time. Announced under the Brazilian pronunciation of Filipinas, the country was the 75th to walk.

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